Project Estimator

Description

• Recommends contingency ranges and escalation rates.
• Prepares indirect cost estimates including staffing, tools, services, and field costs.
• Oversees large project estimates, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Leads estimating teams, consolidates components, and prepares bid documents.
• Conducts capital cost estimates and defines scope assumptions with stakeholders.
• Manages full lifecycle of estimate development.
• Conducts cost studies using historical data and statistical analysis.
• Prepares documentation for estimate basis and assumptions.
• Supports conceptual and order of magnitude (OOM) estimates.
• Provides technical input on process changes and innovations.
• Guides proposal cash flow and working capital analysis.
• Collaborates to improve estimating methods and integrate new technologies.
• Supports estimating standards and procedures.
• Inputs cost data into historical databases.
• Archives estimates with full documentation for traceability.
• Aligns estimating assumptions with project execution strategies.
• Reviews escalation calculations and integrates commercial terms.
• Develops project estimate plans based on scope, contract, estimate type, and resources.
• Generates reports and presents data for management reviews.
• Participates in Value Engineering studies.

Requirements

• Demonstrated advanced understanding of Estimating core processes and procedures requiring minimal direction and supervision.
• Innovates techniques to meet project-specific needs.
• Experience with Lump Sum Design Build estimates. Specifically understands detail level estimates and design packages.
• Knowledge of the principles of Life-Cycle costing, cost in use, and operating costs and ability to undertake a Net Present Value (NPV) analysis. Understanding of cost index and escalation projections sources.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 15+ years of industry experience and 10+ years in Estimating.
• Practical experience in performing statistical analysis, cost, and price analysis.
• Excellent applied analytical and quantitative skills. Effective in utilizing metrics to provide reasonableness checks
• Knowledge of global market pricing for commodities and construction practices. Technical and practical comprehension of engineering, procurement and construction methods and techniques.
• Broad knowledge and experience in construction estimating practices and methods. Knowledge of manual labor performance, equipment production and derivation of composite craft/category labor rates.
• Advance knowledge and experience in EPC estimating practices and methods, processes, and procedures, in addition to the estimate types, classifications, and components.
• Specializes in quantification, pricing, escalation, risk, and contingency.
• Experience with supervising and leading a team of estimators. Skilled in oral and written communication. Advanced knowledge and experience with EPC estimating methods, processes, and procedures including the full range estimate classifications levels.
• Jobsite experience will be preferred
• Demonstrated ability to organize, perform, and present cost estimating products with a minimum of supervision.
• Familiar with commercial terms and conditions (contractor relationships, currency exchange, taxation, inflation, insurance, escalation, etc.).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance